Queensland Numbered Acts

CHILD SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2005 NO. 40

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents
           Part 1--Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
           Part 2--Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999
   3.      Act amended in pt 2
   4.      Amendment of s 5 (Principles for administration of Act)
   5.      Replacement of s 6 (Provisions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children)
   6.      Amendment of s 7 (Chief executive's functions)
   7.      Amendment of s 12 (What is effect of custody)
   8.      Amendment of s 14 (Chief executive may investigate alleged harm)
   9.      Amendment of s 51C (Children for whom case plans are required)
   10.     Amendment of s 51D (How case planning must be carried out)
   11.     Amendment of s 51L (Who should be involved)
   12.     Amendment of s 51T (Distributing and implementing the plan)
   13.     Amendment of s 51W (Who may participate)
   14.     Insertion of new ch 2, pt 3B
   15.     Amendment of s 70 (Attendance of parties)
   16.     Amendment of ch 2, pt 6, hdg (Obligations and rights under orders)
   17.     Amendment of ch 2, pt 6, div 1, hdg (Chief executive's obligations under child protection orders)
   18.     Amendment of s 73 (Chief executive's obligations about meeting child's protection needs under certain orders)
   19.     Amendment of s 74 (Charter of rights for a child in care)
   20.     Replacement of s 82 (Placing child in care)
   21.     Amendment of s 83 (Additional provisions for placing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care)
   22.     Amendment of s 83A (Giving information to carers and children)
   23.     Amendment of s 84 (Agreements to provide care for children)
   24.     Amendment of s 85 (Chief executive to tell parents of placing child in care—assessment order)
   25.     Amendment of s 86 (Chief executive to notify parents of placing child in care—child protection order)
   26.     Insertion of new s 88
           27. Amendment of s 90 (Notice of removal from care)
   28.     Amendment of s 91 (Review of decision to remove child from carer's care)
   29.     Amendment of s 95 (Report about person's criminal history etc.)
   30.     Amendment of s 97 (Carrying out medical examinations or treatment)
   31.     Insertion of new s 108A
           32. Amendment of s 122 (Statement of standards)
   33.     Amendment of ch 4, pt 2, hdg (Licensing of care services and approval of foster carers)
   34.     Amendment of s 125 (Application for, or renewal of, licence)
   35.     Amendment of ch 4, pt 2, div 3, hdg (Approval of foster carers)
   36.     Insertion of new s 130A
           37. Amendment of s 131 (Only individuals may hold certificates of approval)
   38.     Replacement of ss 132-135
           39. Renumbering of ss 130A and 131
           40. Amendment of s 136 (Refusal of application)
   41.     Insertion of new ch 4, pt 2, div 3A
   42.     Amendment of s 137 (Amendment of authority on application of holder)
   43.     Amendment of s 138 (Amendment of authority by the chief executive)
   44.     Insertion of new ss 138A-138C
           45. Amendment of s 139 (Authority may be suspended or cancelled)
   46.     Amendment of s 140 (Procedure for suspension or cancellation)
   47.     Insertion of new s 140AA
           48. Amendment of s 140A (Chief executive may notify Commissioner for Children and Young People and Child Guardian about particular information)
   49.     Amendment of s 141 (Amendment, suspension and cancellation of authorities)
   50.     Amendment of s 141A (Surrender of authorities)
   51.     Replacement of ch 4, pt 2, div 5, hdg and s 142
           52. Amendment of s 143 (Effect of failure to decide application for, or for renewal of, authority)
   53.     Amendment of s 148 (Obligation to report harm to children in residential care)
   54.     Amendment of s 159D (Other definitions for ch 5A)
   55.     Amendment of s 159H (Chief executive may ask particular prescribed entities to provide a service)
   56.     Amendment of s 159K (Members)
           57. Amendment of s 159M (Particular prescribed entities giving and receiving relevant information)
   58.     Amendment of s 159P (Release of information for an investigation under the Coroners Act)
   59.     Amendment of s 162 (Offence to remove child from carer)
   60.     Amendment of s 163 (Offence to remove child from carer—order made in another State)
   61.     Amendment of s 175 (Interstate warrants—arrangements for apprehended child until magistrate is available)
   62.     Amendment of s 182 (Evidentiary provisions)
   63.     Amendment of s 187 (Confidentiality of information obtained by persons involved in administration of Act)
   64.     Insertion of new s 188B
           65. Insertion of new s 246I
           66. Insertion of new ch 9, pt 5
   67.     Replacement of sch 2 (Reviewable decisions and aggrieved persons)
   68.     Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)
           Part 3--Consequential amendments
   69.     Consequential amendments
           SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS